Golf club and score card



' March 19, 1935. P. M. CONNELLY GOLF CLUB AND SCORE cARi) Filed Dec. 4, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l March 19, 1935.

RM. CONNELLY 1,995,169

GOLF CLUB AND SCORE CARD Filed Dec. 4, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WK i Patented Mar. 19, 1935 I UNITED S AT GOLF CLUB AND sooRE CARD PatrickM. Connolly, Chicago, 111. Application December 4, 1930, Serial No. 499,860 2 Claims (01. 281-44) This invention relates to improvements in golf clubs, and'more particularly to golf clubs carrying auxiliary articles necessary for the full enjoyment and proper play of a game of golf, al-

though'the invention may have many and various uses and purposesas will be apparent to one skilled in the art. I

Heretofore, in playing the well known game of golf, one of the most irksomerequirements of the game was searching through a players pockets after the completion of play at each successive hole for a score card and pencil. Quite frequently, the score card and pencilareplaced in separate pockets or in pockets not customarily used for that purpose by the individual, and difficulty is experienced in locating these items. 'Just as frequently, lady golfers will appear'upon acourse; with no pockets in their apparel, and consequent-' 1y difficulty is experienced in disposing of the score card and marker during actualplay. The difficulty in keeping and handling a score card and marker, whilealways apparent the cus tomary outdoor game of golf, has become emphasized to a considerable extent with the advent'of indoor and outdoor golf of a rather Lilliputian variety, commonly referred to as pee-wee or miniature golf, wherein the score is usually marked very much more frequently than inthe regular outdoor game. v l} 7 With the foregoing in mind, the present invention. has been developed to provide a golf club having a score card thereon in position for marking, .the'score card being 'sorarranged as not to interferein any manner withthe use of the club.- It is'also an object of this invention to provide a golf club of normal balance, weight, and size with a score oardthereon and a marking implement carried by said club in a location adjacent the score card.

Still another obj set of this invention isthe provision of a golf club having a score card thereon which is readily removable and replaceable by a new card.

. .A still further object of this invention isthe provision of a golf club equipped with a scorecard whichis concealed or disposed within a recess in the club. when not in use, whereby the card will be kept dry when the club is used on wet grounds or in stormy weather.

It is still a further object of this'invention to provide means for holding a score, card in position to be marked upon, whichmeans may be easily attached to any desired golf club.

While some of themore salient features, characteristics and advantages of a golf club embodying principles of the present invention have been abovev pointed out, others will become apparent. from the following disclosure. .1 f

The invention includes these and other fea tures of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and shown in a preferred form on the drawings, as more particularly indicated by the claims. 4

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a golf club equipped with a score card and marking implement, and embodying'principles ofthe present invention.

v Figure2 is an enlarged fragmentary, part sectional part elevational view of the lower left hand portion of the structure shown in Figure 1. e Figure 3 is an enlarged elevational view of the head of the club shown in Figure 1. Figure 4 is a sectional view of the head of the club, taken substantially as indicated by the line IVIV of Figure 3. V J V Figure 5 is a view similar toFigure 3 of a club head embodying a slightly different form ofthe present invention.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary, part sec-v tional, part elevational view of the lower right hand portion of the structure shown in ,Fig

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substantially asindicated by the line V II-VII of Figure 5.

Figure 8, is a fragmentary elevational view of the handle of the golf club equipped with a still different form of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary, part sectional, part elevational view of the structure shown in Figure 8. Figure 10 is an enlarged plan view ofaportion of the structure shown in Figures 8 and 9.

As shown on the drawings:

In the illustrated embodiment of this invention, thereis shown a golf club including a head generally indicated by reference numeral 11, and comprising-a blade 12 of any desired form and a hosel 13 integral therewith. A shaft 14.-is connected to the head by means of its entrance into thehosel 13, and a handle or grip l5 of any desired character is placed around the upper portion of the shaft 14. V f g I p ,In this instance, the heel of the blade 12 is cut away slightly asfat 16 to provide a substantially fiat termination 17 of the juncture between. the hoseland blade. To provide the adequate strength of the club head, the opposite side of the juncture-between the hosel and head is built hosel is bored out to provide a recess 19 therein which may or may not communicate with the socket recess 20 into which the lower end of the shaft 14 is fitted. Within the recess 19, an arcuate leaf spring 21 is disposed and held in position by means of a pair of rivets 22, or in any other desired manner, so that the spring will tend to assume an arcuate position and to a considerable extent block the passage. A pencil or any other suitable marking implement 23 may be inserted in the recess 19 from the lower opening thereof adjacent the heel of the blade, and the spring 21 will retain the pencil within the socket during the time the club is used for striking the ball or is reposing in the golf bag.

The rear or back face of the blade 12 is, in this instance, provided in any suitable manner with a pair of spaced dove-tail grooves 24, between which a score card 25 may be slidablyinserted,

preferably from the nose end of the blade. When in this position the dove-tailed grooves will hold the score card securely in place even when the club is in use, and the blade itself affords a firm backing'for the score card so that it may be written upon with ease.

Of course, the foregoing construction may be utilized with a golf club head of any desired type,

such as mashie, niblick, mid-iron, etc., but these improvements are preferably embodied in a putter head, since the'putter is normally subjected to the least abuse and is the last club used before marking the score, Assuming now, for the purposes of explanation, that the club illustrated is a putter and the player using the same has just holed out on a green, it is simply necessary for theplayer to place thehandle of the club under his left arm, support the blade in his left palm, remove the pencil and write his score upon the card 25 on the back of the blade, re-insert the pencil in its socket 19 and move on to the next tee. Of course, the procedure is merely the pposite for a left handed player. After the course hasbeen played, it is a simple expedient to re move the score card from the club blade and insert a new card for the next round.

It is to be appreciated that the card 25 may be of a permanent form, such as celluloid or any other suitable material from: whichmarks may easily be eradicated, and the card secured to the rear portion of the blade by any-suitable adhesive or in any other desired manner. However, in many cases, the player desires toretain the score card as permanent evidence of his ability or for the records of a tournament, and so, in many instances,a removable card is more to be desired. 'In many instances, golf clubs are used on a wet course, and in the event the score card is mounted upon the rear face of aputter head and used on a wet green, there may be some danger of a part of the scoring becoming obliterated To meet this contingency, I have, in Figures 5, -6, and 7, shown a club head fitted with a score card which isnormally concealed or protected and only exposed when the score is being marked thereupon. In this instance, a recess 26 is provided in that region where the hosel 13 joins the blade 12, and the recess communicates with a slot 27 opening at the heel 'end of the blade. The recess 26 isnarrowed at its inner end and tapped to accommodate the threaded end of a fixed bearing sleeve28 which is internally threaded adjacent the. outer end thereof to accommodate the threaded portion 29 of 'a pencil holding cap 30,

the outer portion of the cap being of a sufiicient' size to effectively close the entire outer opening of the recess 26. The threaded portion 29 of the cap 30 is preferably hollow to telescopically receive the end of a pencil or other marking implement 31 which, when not in use, projects upwardly within the sleeve 28.

Rotatable upon the bearing sleeve 28 is a roller or spool 32 held in place by means of a coil spring 33 having one end thereof anchored in the lower termination of the hosel as at 34, and the other end anchored in the spool 32 as at 35, preferably diametrically opposite to the anchorage 34.

.Rolled around the spool 32 and secured thereto in any desired manner as by rivets 36 (Figure 7) is a substantially permanent score card 37 one end of which projects through the slot 2'7 and is fitted with a suitable binder 38 having a loop 39 connected thereto. At the nose end of the blade a detent or pin 40 is provided over which it is a simple expedient to insert the loop 39 to hold the score card'37 in position over the blade when it is desired to mark the score.

In the use of the construction shown in Figures to 7 inclusive, assuming that the player has holed out, it is a simple expedient to lay the club head on the palm of the hand, turn the cap 30 a revolution or-two, remove the marking implement, pull out the score card against the action of the spring 33 and anchor the score card by placing the loop 39 over the detent 40. After the score has been mark, the pencil may be replaced andthe loop 39-lifted oil the detent when the roller 33 will automatically restore the score card to its position with-in the cavity or recess 26. The

binding 38 on the scorecard effectively closes the slot-27, and as stated hereinabove, the cap 30 closes the opening of-the recess26, so that moisture will not enter and obliteriate any of the markings upon the scorecard.

In many cases, it may become desirable for a party to mount a score card upon the golf club, but the party does not wish to substitute a new club head for the one-he is already using. Accordingly, in Figures 8, 9, and I have shown a different form of the present invention in which a score card may be mounted upon a golf club without a the necessity of changing .heads. To this end, the score card is preferably mounted upon the'handle by means of a clip, preferably of spring metal. 'The clip 41 ismade substantially circular or in any other configuration that conforms to the handle of the club and. is left open-ended as at 42, so that the clip may be expanded sufficiently to embrace the club, and will remain in whatever position it is placed thereon dueto its inherent resiliency. The side edges of the clip are folded over as at-43 toprovide a pair of spaced grooves into which a score card 44 may be slidably inserted, it being a simple expedient to insert one end of the card into the grooves adjacent the opening 42 in the clip and by rotating the card, and clip relatively to each other cause the card to be completely inserted .as shown in Figure 8.

The' pencil or marking implement 45is in this instance insertedin a suitable aperture 46in the upper portion of the handle .of the club, any desired means being employed to retainithe marking implement within the aperture.

'Ini theuse of this: form of the present invention, after the-players hole but, it is a simple expedient to hold the handle of the club in the palmof the hand, remove the pencil, and write the score-upon the card which is held firmly by the clip, the clip furnishing adequate backing for the writing operation. The clip may be mounted upon the club handle at any desired location, for example, if the player customarily grips the club at the upper end thereof, the clip may be mounted in the lower portion of the handle so as not to interfere with the grip, and conversely, if the player grips the handle low as is common in the use of a putter, the clip may be mounted near the upper end of the handle as shown on the drawmgs.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have provided means whereby a score card may be carried directly by a golf club in an out-of-theway position on the club together with the marking implement for the score card, the entire construction not interfering in any material way with the balance, weight, or use of the club. It will also be apparent that the score card may be of the removable and replaceable variety or of the permanent variety, may be protected against moisture, and may be provided upon a head of a certain type, or may be mounted upon any club now in use without altering the club in any degree.

I am aware that many changesmay be made and numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I, therefore, do not purpose limiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than is necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. A score card device comprising two legs disposed at a substantial angle to each other, one of said legs comprising a handle for holding the device during the marking of the card, and the other of said legs comprising a support for a score card, said handle leg being formed tubular adjacent its junction with said supporting leg for containing a rolled score card, and said supporting leg being provided with means for detachably holding the score card in position to be marked.

2. A score card device comprising a body having a shank and an elongated portion extending at an angle from the lower end, or heel, of said shank, said body being arranged to provide a head for a golf club and also to provide an elongated supporting surface to facilitate marking of a score card placed thereon, said shank having means defining a walled recess at the lower end thereof arranged to substantially house a score marking device, said elongated portion of said body being provided with means to removably secure a score card placed on said elongated portion and supported thereby, said elongated portion being arranged with a portion thereof extending below the lower end of said shank.

3. A score card comprising a body having a shank and an elongated portion extending at an angle from the lower end, 'or heel, of said shank, said body being arranged to provide a head for a golf club and also to provide an elongated supporting surface to facilitate marking of a score card placed thereon, said shank having means defining a walled recess at the lower-end thereof arranged to substantially house a score marking device, means defining a slot in saidshank communicating with said last named recess, said elongated portion of said body being provided with means to removably secure a score card exv I tended lengthwise on said elongated portionrand supported thereby, said elongated portion being arranged with a portion thereof extending below the lower end of said shankr 4 PATRICK M. CONNELLY. 

